Malala Slide show- English
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At the age of 18, Malala opened her own school for Syrian refugee girls. She also opened the Malala fund, which strives to bring recognition to the economic and social impact of girls' education. She says, "One child, one teacher, one pen and one book can change the world!"
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But when people discovered the person behind the pseudonym, she received death threats. Malala and her family stayed in England, for protection from the Taliban. Her refusal to back down gives hope to many deprived children around the world, and motivates people to speak out for what they believe in.
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During those years of hard work, she also published a book called I am Malala. The book talks about her dangerous, yet inspiring journey of life, her family, and her motivations. The book won the Goodreads Choice Awards and Best Memoir & Autobiography awards.
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In conclusion, Malala has changed the course of many people's lives. She inspires us that anyone can change their life through activism. Malala has been an activist her whole life, and continues to help people in need. So we have certainly not heard the last of her.
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Malala Yousafzai, a female education activist, was the youngest person to ever receive a Nobel Prize. Her mission is to fight for women's rights and equality, to speak out for children deprived of education, and encourage gender equality.
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Malala day is officially on July 12, her birthday. According to Krista Watson's article on Global Citizen, Malala insists that it is not her day, but a day recognizing a year of improvement for all men, women, and children around the world.
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Malala has stood on behalf of children's education for her whole life. She noticed that it was a privilege for women to go to school. Encouraged by her father, she started her own blog, where she spoke freely about her beliefs on education.
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Malala won a Nobel Peace Prize when she was only 17 years old. She shared the prize with Kailash Satyarthi, an Indian child rights campaigner. She has also been named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people.
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More than 2.8 million kids are out of school from the "war torn country". Malala says, "In many parts of the world, especially Pakistan and Afghanistan, terrorism, war and conflict stop children to go to their schools."
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On July 12, 2013, Malala delivered her United Nations speech. In this speech, she talked about how she was not silenced by the bullet that she was shot with by the Taliban on October 12th, 2012. She said, " And then, out of that silence came, thousands of voices."
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On her 19th birthday, Malala visited the world's largest refugee camp in Kenya. She was concerned about Kenya's plans to shut it down, in fear of causing a "lost generation." The refugees would move to Somalia, where girls' education was minimal.
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She was also the winner of numerous awards, including the Pakistan's National Youth Peace Prize in 2011, the Mother Teresa Award for Social Justice in 2012, and the Nobel Peace Prize in 2013, among many others.
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Since she was a child, Malala was wanted dead. According to Gisella Silva's article on LIP, Malala was shot in the head on a school bus when she was only 15. She was brought to a hospital in England, where she was taken out of a medically induced coma, and her skull was fixed.
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So what does Malala do today? She plans to study at Oxford university. If she achieves the grades for the AAA offer, she will take up a place to read philosophy, economics, and politics.
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The nobel committee acknowledged her years of hard work for gaining education for children. And that she is an example that young people can "contribute to improving their own situations". Before the ceremony, Malala revealed that she wants to pursue a career in politics and become the prime minister of Pakistan.
